One of the Best Days of My Life

Being a Chinese guy with Chinese parents means one thing. They over emphasize schooling to say the least. But most importantly, they judge you from what you have done academically. It doesn't matter if you're working and making money, respect comes from what you've done in the education system... according to most Asian parents. Anyhow, that good stuff has rubbed onto me now. I've taken schooling very serious and have prioritized it to be most important. While volunteering at my elementary school, I opened up my email from my phone. From that moment, my life changed. I read my acceptance letter from UBC and got into the Education program. I told the people in the staff room and they cheered and congratulated. Great. From being a part time worker and a student working towards a Psychology degree, I got myself an opportunity to become a teacher. All it takes is two years in school and I can get my certificate. So right now, I dropped all my courses and requested more work hours. I plan to make money for these next 4 months and then get down to business when my education program starts. I can say I am quite excited for this and in retrospective, I would have to say all this school was worth it. Even though I'm not done by a long shot, I feel that I now have a profession/career that I can work towards. With this degree, I can become a teacher and work. It's a great accomplishment knowing and planning your future the way your dreamt it. I now have an opportunity to get a job and start working. Get my own place, buy my own car. The good stuff that we all think about when being independent. It hasn't started yet, not by a long shot, but I feel that in 2 years this time. I will have my teacher's certificate and I will be teaching. May 18th, 2010 was probably the biggest day of my life.